City of Kansas City v. Johnston

FRANK D. CONNETT, Jr., Special Judge.

On November 19, 1987, the appellant, Danny E. Johnston, was arrested by a Kansas City, Missouri, police officer. He was charged with four municipal ordinance violations: careless driving, operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of intoxicating liquors, attempting to elude a police officer and operating a motor vehicle while his license was suspended or revoked. He was convicted in municipal court of all four offenses. He sought and was accorded a trial de novo before a jury in the Jackson County Circuit Court. By agreement, all four charges…